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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: コウ、ク、かぎ
Romaji: kou, ku, kagi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

hook, barb, gaff, brackets

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  12
Radical Number:  167
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-8-4
Korean Reading:  po
Chinese Reading:  gou1
Unicode:  920e
JIS:  3343

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4821
New Nelson Index: 6226
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8a5.17
Four Corner Index: 8712.0
Daikanwanjiten Index: 40220
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0503

Words

(はり、ち)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer; staple (for a stapler); needlework; sewing; malice; counter for stitches
鈎虫 (こうちゅう)
hookworm
鉤鼻 (かぎばな、かぎはな)
hooked nose
勾股弦 (こうこげん)
勾股弦の定理 (こうこげんのていり)
Pythagorean theorem
(かぎ)
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
毛鉤 (けばり)
(fishing) fly; lure; artificial fly
引目鉤鼻 (ひきめかぎばな、ひきめかぎはな)
style of drawing the human face, popular in the Heian period
鉤爪 (かぎづめ、カギづめ、かぎつめ)
claw; talon
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